"Power can be an amazing tool or a deadly weapon..."--Zoe Saldana
She garnered tons of attention with her star turn in the Oscar-nominated blockbuster "Avatar." And sure, she's got a string of hot films coming soon--opposite everyone from Chris Rock to Idris Elba. But who is Zoe Saldana, really? ESSENCE talks to Hollywood's screen gem as she gets real on power, sex and guilty pleasures. Check out Essence Magazine's April Issue to get the goods.
EXCERPTS:
ON SEX: “Love it, love it, love it---can’t live without it! I love sex. I love skin. I don’t believe the body is something to hide. I think in American society we’re messing up our kids by taking away the education on awareness of sexuality and replacing it with violence, guns, and video games—we’re breeding little criminals.
ON LOVE: “Love is a birthright.”